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Axa to enter target date fund market
Published:  09 March, 2010

Axa will make target date funds its default strategy for defined contribution (DC) scheme clients this summer.

E.ON strategy shift
Published:  09 March, 2010

The £5bn E.ON UK pension scheme has moved to a dyn-amic asset allocation strategy and a focus on matching its funding requirements more closely.

Baker: bonds surged due to 2009 interest

Bond funds will see large sell-off in 2010
Published:  09 March, 2010

Pension schemes will pull money out of bonds in 2010, after inflows to the asset class soared last year, Towers Watson has claimed.

Hermes picks up £16bn
Published:  09 March, 2010

Hermes Equity Ownership Services has won £16bn worth of new mandates in the past month, taking its assets under advice to over £60bn.

HSBC research shows institutional investors want protected structured products

Demand for DC capital guarantees
Published:  01 March, 2010

Demand for capital protection from across the defined contribution (DC) space is driving the development of a raft of new funds.

Longevity swaps a victim of high prices
Published:  24 November, 2009

The fledgling longevity swap industry is under threat from soaring prices caused by "a sudden wall of demand", research shows.

Insurers plan to buy in bulk and sell assets quick
Published:  24 November, 2009

Buyout providers are starting to consider dispensing with schemes' assets as soon as they acquire them, as a derisking measure.

BNY buys Insight for £235m
Published:  12 August, 2009

The Bank of New York Mellon is to buy Insight Investment’s external fund management division from Lloyds Banking Group in a £235m deal.

State Street: Private equity on the up
Published:  03 July, 2009

Private equity is finally being seen in a more positive light by institutional investors, according to State Street.

Standard Life to remediate Sterling sufferers
Published:  23 January, 2009

Standard Life is to remediate certain customers of its Sterling Pension Fund, following its announcement that the value of the fund had dropped by 5%.

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